Just A Few Tips for 100%ing

[TheBlaskar]

Howdy Hunters,

 

I just finished the trophies and although I tried to save scum to cut down on playthroughs, I ended up needing 3 full playthroughs for the plat (including DLC), and I have some tips to help cut down on your time played for that sexy S-rank trophy stat. All said and done, i spent 29 hours total across my 3 playthroughs to get every base game and DLC trophy. It's not hard. I'd say it's the easiest soulslike I've played - by far. Jedi Fallen Order on "Daddy Can I Play?" or whatever made this game look easy. And all of this without the Assist Mode. It may be a challenge at first but once you level your Power and use the right weapon(s), you'll be in stellar shape

 

Firstly, there are 2 endings that are mainly side-quest related. There's an ending you get for not doing side-quests (namely, NOT making any progress on 'For the Future of the Kingdom' and 'Glory and Dishonor' will earn you the "Incorruptible" ending/trophy), and there's an ending you get for doing four specific side-quests ('For the Future of the Kingdom,' 'Glory and Dishonor,' 'Gunpowder,' and 'Lanterns of the Dead' will earn you the "Royalist" ending/trophy), but the 'Glory and Dishonor' quest itself has two different outcomes based on your decision(s) and 'For the Future of the Kingdom' will be automatically completed IF you've made enough progress on it before the final area. Other missions also have different outcomes based on your choices but the reason "Glory and Dishonor" is special is because there are trophies tied to each result of that side quest. So, that's 3 endings without save scumming, if you manage to do all of the other miscellaneous stuff during those playthroughs.

 

If I were to do this again on a fresh account, I would save "For the Future of the Kingdom" and "Glory and Dishonor" for last, so that I could easily download the save and either complete or ignore the quest objectives. Doing so isn't hard because there are quest markers and detailed pages on what's going on with each side quest, but it is important to know which marker pertains to which quest so that you can ignore/pursue them appropriately. 

 

[Finishing the Montmarte area (which leads directly into The Bastille without much of a warning) and entering the Versailles area are both points of no return of sorts, especially the latter. So be wary of these two story beats once you get later into the game. When I say Versailles is a point of no return, I mean it literally. There's no post-game clean up available, it's straight into NG+ which removes your story-tied ability upgrades but allows you to keep everything else]

 

Another reason I didn't have a problem with an additional playthrough was due to the 18 "collectible" conversations with the NPCs scattered throughout the maps and hidden behind locked doors/windows. At least one of those is missable, so trying to juggle all of them AND the side quests WHILE learning the mechanics and maps all seemed like too much at first, but it really wouldn't have been a big deal to do them on the first playthrough. I kinda wish I had, actually, as it would've saved me potentially an entire run. 

 

I would also recommend prioritizing the trophies related to inflicting status effects, as they become difficult to grind as you do more and more damage. After all, trying to ignite an enemy when you kill everything in one hit poses a challenge. So, freezing / igniting / electrocuting enemies should be something you try to do with all of the mobs as you play through the game. This is easier later on in the game as your newfound special abilities DO inflict status effects, so don't worry about stocking up on 'nades.

 

Additionally, it is important to note that the trophy "Finish Him!" which is earned for "Immobilizing 70 Enemies" is actually not what it seems. Immobilization is basically (very basically) posture-related: the more times you hit an enemy, the faster that gauge fills up until, finally, the enemy's posture is broken and they're immobilized for a brief period of time. This trophy is NOT for immobilizing 70 enemies - it's for killing 70 enemies WHILE they're immobilized (hint the "Finish Him" title of the trophy). As you do more damage as the game progresses, you're not going to be immobilizing enemies before they die. To farm this trophy at the end, I had to use a starting weapon on an end-game enemy and chip at him until his posture was broken. My stats at that point were 30 in both Power and Agility, so not killing things immediately was difficult, and doing this earlier on would have saved me a headache. And, knowing that just immobilizing enemies doesn't count towards anything. You have to kill them while they're posture is broken - which means you have one hit to do so. After that, they snap out of it and you have to refill their gauge.

 

If you have to do a NG+ run, don't fret. It's a lot of fun. Seriously, I can't tell you if a Soulslike has EVER felt like a power trip on NG+ and beyond. I've had to play NG++ for all three Dark Souls, Lies of P, and Sekiro and those are ALWAYS punishing af. Having to do Sword Saint and Simon Manus on NG++ are two things I don't ever want to do again. Each "+" after the "NG" makes you feel like you're starting from scratch. Not here!! This is not like that. I felt like a god, mowing down enemies and bosses alike. 2-3 shotting every boss with my Discus Chain and Volley Mallet was an experience I'd gladly do again. Having max stats and prancing around feeling invincible was just a blast. NG+ here is not a chore in the least. Also, having to do NG+ without the Estus Flask equivalent proved to be a cake walk. You CAN get through NG without using the Oil Burette to heal, but doing it on NG+ when i had already stocked up on the alternative healing item made for a fluid, easy experience. 

 

So, yes, it is possible to do this, without ever touching NG+, via save scumming to get the different endings WHILE not using the Oil Burette to heal AND getting all of the NPC stories AND completing the 'safe' side-quests that aren't tied to any endings first AND collecting the weapons/outfits/whateverelse you need to grab along the way AND the "Echo" collectibles on top of that WHILE inflicting nearly 400 status effects AND doing miscellaneous trophies as well.

 

But, NG+ is a lot of fun and saving a thing or two for that playthrough isn't a costly experience. I would still recommend saving the two important side quests for last (in NG) in order to save scum at least one extra ending, but I would also say that saving a handful of things for NG+ to have less on your plate in a single playthrough would be worthwhile. Really, it's up to you. Would you rather have a lot to worry about and get everything done in one playthrough, or have less to worry about at once but need another run to complete it all? I'd say the time difference is just a few hours. Stress levels may vary.

 

Finally, one last NG+ note. You get like 3k souls per enemy kill, no matter what kind of enemy they are. Farming weapon levels, buying anything you could ever desire, and power-leveling becomes pretty much automatic. So, again, saving some things for NG+ is sort of the move- but do as you will! These are just tips I wish I had known beforehand and I'm happy to share them with you before/as you go in for the trophies.

 

The Build: 

All Stat Points into Power (my first playthrough was 20 Power, 9 Vitality, and 4 Endurance, and 0 in everything else)

Discus Chain (comes with The Bastille edition, I think it's ~$4 standalone DLC)

Volley Mallet (boss weapon)

that's it, congrats you're a god now. stock up on Alchemicals whenever you can

 

I think that's about it. Happy Hunting!

 

-- Blake

[GardenOfSouls]

Thanks for all that information. gaming coming to ps+ soon, this will help with a more smooth experience.

 

[TheBlaskar]

of course it is😅 as soon as I buy any game, it's free on PS+ within a month. but yeah I hope the guide helps! It should, at the very least, allow you to know what's in store within the Plat experience for the game and cut down on 8-10 hours of gameplay

[Titanomachy_75]

whAT YOU TALKING ABOUT THERE IS NO S ranking in the game! ??? Its a souls game not get a S ranking in the game ????

[TheBlaskar]

15 hours ago, Titanomachy_75 said:

whAT YOU TALKING ABOUT THERE IS NO S ranking in the game! ??? Its a souls game not get a S ranking in the game ????

My guy… an S-Rank trophy stat refers to the rank next to the trophies on your PSNProfiles page, i.e. 100% trophies earned. You know, the big blue “S” next to your hundreds of paid plats

 

Thanks for your input tho

[Titanomachy_75]

5 hours ago, TheBlaskar said:

My guy… an S-Rank trophy stat refers to the rank next to the trophies on your PSNProfiles page, i.e. 100% trophies earned. You know, the big blue “S” next to your hundreds of paid plats

 

Thanks for your input tho

I thought you said S-ranking for all mission in this game!! LOL HAHAHA 

[BestUsername----]

Can't find any info of this anywhere, hoping you will know, but does Assist Mode block any trophies from the DLC? I know it blocks some trophies from the base game and seeing as I don't purchase PSPlus on my own account I can't save scum forcing two playthroughs.

 

So I was thinking of doing the Incorruptible run getting all the blocked trophies, then doing a NG+ playthrough with some assist options to get the Royalist ending, then finally moving onto the DLC.

 

Just don't want to turn on assist mode to find out the save file is basically void when it comes to the DLC trophies.

[TheBlaskar]

42 minutes ago, BestUsername---- said:

Can't find any info of this anywhere, hoping you will know, but does Assist Mode block any trophies from the DLC? I know it blocks some trophies from the base game and seeing as I don't purchase PSPlus on my own account I can't save scum forcing two playthroughs.

 

So I was thinking of doing the Incorruptible run getting all the blocked trophies, then doing a NG+ playthrough with some assist options to get the Royalist ending, then finally moving onto the DLC.

 

Just don't want to turn on assist mode to find out the save file is basically void when it comes to the DLC trophies.

I am not sure which, if any, would be blocked with the use of assist mode - if I had to wager a guess I'd assume it would be anything kill-related and not story-related or collectible-related which goes the same for the base game, but I can't say for certain with the DLC trophies. On NG+ you'll probably find that you won't need assist mode as much as one would expect but if you want to play around with it, I'd recommend doing the DLC in the first playthrough just to be ultra safe

[Optinooby]

4 hours ago, BestUsername---- said:

Can't find any info of this anywhere, hoping you will know, but does Assist Mode block any trophies from the DLC? I know it blocks some trophies from the base game and seeing as I don't purchase PSPlus on my own account I can't save scum forcing two playthroughs.

 

So I was thinking of doing the Incorruptible run getting all the blocked trophies, then doing a NG+ playthrough with some assist options to get the Royalist ending, then finally moving onto the DLC.

 

Just don't want to turn on assist mode to find out the save file is basically void when it comes to the DLC trophies.

 

If you check comments to one of the guides here, i listed all the trophies assist mode voids, I also mentioned it in my platinum videos description. Unfortunately the guide creator never updated the guide with the info ;(

 

As for whether they void DLC trophies, thats currently unknown unfortunately (no guide creators could even check?), though I will be testing it eventually, though thats a few weeks out.

 

My Roadmap from my own in progress guide is complete the game with incorruptible ending and do all the trophies it voids beforehand, then go assist mode and do the rest. Though of course depending on DLC assist, that will need fitting in after incorruptible

Edited February 7 by Optinooby

[BestUsername----]

5 hours ago, Optinooby said:

My Roadmap from my own in progress guide is complete the game with incorruptible ending and do all the trophies it voids beforehand, then go assist mode and do the rest. Though of course depending on DLC assist, that will need fitting in after incorruptible

oh hey Opti, didn’t know you were doing a guide for this so early as your hands your were full, I thought. I’m going to assume you’re uploading your save to the cloud for your guide? If so I will probably have to modify it a bit if I follow it. 
 

I was going to test assist mode and DLC trophies myself on an alt account. Just have to wait for the DLC to be on sale then speedrun like 80% of the game. Shouldn’t be too hard with invincibility though. 

[Optinooby]

3 hours ago, BestUsername---- said:

oh hey Opti, didn’t know you were doing a guide for this so early as your hands your were full, I thought. I’m going to assume you’re uploading your save to the cloud for your guide? If so I will probably have to modify it a bit if I follow it. 
 

I was going to test assist mode and DLC trophies myself on an alt account. Just have to wait for the DLC to be on sale then speedrun like 80% of the game. Shouldn’t be too hard with invincibility though. 

 

Yea, 2 parts up currently and text guide is linked in video description. I wasnt going to cover it, but guess couldnt resist in the end

 

Gimme a week or so for me to get there in the guide and i'll update here once I have tested it.

[kdogg_gamer_]

9 minutes ago, Optinooby said:

 

Yea, 2 parts up currently and text guide is linked in video description. I wasnt going to cover it, but guess couldnt resist in the end

 

Gimme a week or so for me to get there in the guide and i'll update here once I have tested it.

Optinooby with another text platinum guide, hell yeah! Can't wait until is finished!

[Optinooby]

On 2/7/2024 at 4:33 AM, BestUsername---- said:

Can't find any info of this anywhere, hoping you will know, but does Assist Mode block any trophies from the DLC? I know it blocks some trophies from the base game and seeing as I don't purchase PSPlus on my own account I can't save scum forcing two playthroughs.

 

So I was thinking of doing the Incorruptible run getting all the blocked trophies, then doing a NG+ playthrough with some assist options to get the Royalist ending, then finally moving onto the DLC.

 

Just don't want to turn on assist mode to find out the save file is basically void when it comes to the DLC trophies.

 

DLC trophies all work ON Assist Mode!! I even figured out a route to get ALL DLC trophies in 30 minutes

 

Something really bad though when it comes to farming combat trophies. Those 3 enemies near the Carriage in Luxembourg which are REALLY good for a variety of trophies, well once you speak to Abbe about the DLC, these 3 enemies DESPAWN forever for the rest of that playthough ;(! This is because a note related to the DLC spawns near the enemies, and guess they just decided to remove them once you trigger the note to spawn.

 

Beware, that farm spot is HIGHLY missable! These are a few things the guides here need to mention, I will mention it when I get a moment to write it up.

Edited February 13 by Optinooby

[kdogg_gamer_]

1 hour ago, Optinooby said:

 

DLC trophies all work ON Assist Mode!! I even figured out a route to get ALL DLC trophies in 30 minutes

 

Something really bad though when it comes to farming combat trophies. Those 3 enemies near the Carriage in Luxembourg which are REALLY good for a variety of trophies, well once you speak to Abbe about the DLC, these 3 enemies DESPAWN forever for the rest of that playthough ;(! This is because a note related to the DLC spawns near the enemies, and guess they just decided to remove them once you trigger the note to spawn.

 

Beware, that farm spot is HIGHLY missable! These are a few things the guides here need to mention, I will mention it when I get a moment to write it up.

Oooh is the Opti Text guide done?!

[Optinooby]

4 minutes ago, kdogg_gamer_ said:

Oooh is the Opti Text guide done?!

 

Its all done yea, linked in videos as a google doc

[kdogg_gamer_]

3 hours ago, Optinooby said:

 

Its all done yea, linked in videos as a google doc

You are the hero we don’t deserve, but the one we desperately need.

[kdogg_gamer_]

@Optinoobythe module key in the forest is glitched. I picked it up, and like you in the video it never popped up but it also isn't in my inventory either, loot spot is gone. Just heads up.

[Optinooby]

3 hours ago, kdogg_gamer_ said:

@Optinoobythe module key in the forest is glitched. I picked it up, and like you in the video it never popped up but it also isn't in my inventory either, loot spot is gone. Just heads up.

 

Thanks, a few have reported that. There are actually plenty of extra keys so its not a big problem luckily

[kdogg_gamer_]

On 2/14/2024 at 1:51 AM, Optinooby said:

 

Thanks, a few have reported that. There are actually plenty of extra keys so its not a big problem luckily

Last thing Opti I have been following your text guide, but I have 70K essence is there anything I need to use it on, in your videos you don't seem to have that much? I have been upgrading when you list it in your guide.

[Optinooby]

3 hours ago, kdogg_gamer_ said:

Last thing Opti I have been following your text guide, but I have 70K essence is there anything I need to use it on, in your videos you don't seem to have that much? I have been upgrading when you list it in your guide.

 

 in part #8 we will be spending 98725 on shop items ;). But we will sell stuff to get that money.

 

In the meantime, level up if you want, Power is the best stat to invest as later we get a module that makes Power scaling shoot up

[breakXedge]

Hey @Optinooby great guides as always! I see you're focusing on upgrading the Falchion and sabre. What do you think of focusing on the Discus Chain? I got it from the Bastille Edition and has better stats.

 

Thanks!!

[Optinooby]

3 hours ago, breakXedge said:

Hey @Optinooby great guides as always! I see you're focusing on upgrading the Falchion and sabre. What do you think of focusing on the Discus Chain? I got it from the Bastille Edition and has better stats.

 

Thanks!!

 

You're the one playing mate so give it a go if ya want, havent got that myself so cant say.

 

Though from the weapons i have used, personally nothing beats the spammability (is that a word?) of the dual weapons in the way i used them. I dont even dodge most the time, just spam R2 for the whole fight.

 

Pretty sure that any other weapon/build, no matter how strong, the player will still need to dodge attacks and such.

 

The only other OP build i know is that 1.00 explosive grenade build, but it was patched.

[KoeichiHero]

Hey @Optinooby quick question.

To pop the combat elemental trophies (freezing, igniting, electrocuting), can you confirm if grenades work for this? Or do you have to use weapons to cause these effects?

is there anyway to track how many of each I’ve done to enemies?

I’m through 2 playthroughs and none of these trophies have popped for me yet. Starting to feel tedious.

[Optinooby]

6 hours ago, KoeichiHero said:

Hey @Optinooby quick question.

To pop the combat elemental trophies (freezing, igniting, electrocuting), can you confirm if grenades work for this? Or do you have to use weapons to cause these effects?

is there anyway to track how many of each I’ve done to enemies?

I’m through 2 playthroughs and none of these trophies have popped for me yet. Starting to feel tedious.

 

No way to track, but grenades do work yes, its how i do it in the guide. The improved grenades work really well on the 3 enemies nea the Luxembourg carriage. You throw 1 at the middle enemy and it affects all 3, so 3 effects for the price of 1!! 33 improved grenades needed instead of 100 and also 3 times quicker of course!!

[KoeichiHero]

Thank you for the response.